Sunday 29th September 2019
FORD'S FAMILY FUN DAY
A couple of months back we were invited to join the Ford Events Team at the Dagenham Engine Plant for a Family Fun Day and Classic Car Show. "Of course we will" we're getting an old hand at this outdoor show lark! After the success of Wings & Wheels in June, this will be a walk in the park!
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To say this weekend was a challenge is an understatement! The lack of electric challenged us, the storage trailer challenged us, the wind challenged us, the rain challenged us, the uneven ground challenged us, even the new bolts for the track challenged us! But you know what? This is TEAM BRENTWOOD, it'll take much, much, more than this to defeat us!
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All was going well, plans were falling into place, we had this sorted!
Ross Mason was put in charge of sorting a generator to supply our power for charging and for running the computer and timing; which was all going to plan, until he got let down on Thursday! PANIC!
Thankfully, Paul Weedon stepped in to help, working for HSS, he pulled a few strings, generator supplied. RELIEF!
I spent the day on Friday printing over 100 leaflets to hand out to the public, and some posters to show case the club. In addition, I'd been sorting out the bookings and updating the "mobile" timing system. All went well, everything prepared. RELIEF!
Saturday morning, and a few of the guys met at the track to load up all that was needed, the carpet, track, tables, chairs, etc; only to find the box trailer that the "mobile" track is stored in had collapsed! PANIC!
Now it was the turn of Pete Bowley to step in and help, providing a Ford Transit Van for the guys to use. RELIEF!
Track and everything transferred, and it was off to Ford's Engine Plant in Dagenham to set up. Finding our way through the network of roads of Fords, we all met where the show was to be held. Midge and Divvy were there, of course, along with Ross Mason, Sean Foley, Gary Palmer, Tubs Donovan, Kerry Goldstone, Marc Zanders, Alan Flack, George Flack and myself. First job was to set up the marquee. With a team of 11 of us, this should be a doddle! With the frame put together, and the roof on, I got the ground swept as best I could, and the guys were ready to start putting the carpet down. That's when the next challenge arrived, in the form of a very strong wind! The wind got under the marquee and whoosh, it almost took off like a paragliding parachute! PANIC!
Quick thinking from Divvy and Gary, and ratchet straps were deployed whilst the rest of us held on to the marquee for dear life! If nothing else, TEAM BRENTWOOD can be very innovative! RELIEF!
Ratchet straps attached and secured to the barrier, barrel weights attached to the opposite side, we thought we were sorted, but the wind wasn't giving us an easy time! Despite the straps and weights, the marquee was still lifting. PANIC!
Gary came up with the suggestion of moving the marquee to another area, where we could butt up against the barrier and be facing the wind from a different direction. So like a scene from a slap-stick movie, everyone was allocated to a leg, marquee was lifted, moved, and placed against the barrier, I wished I'd filmed it! The new location seemed much better and this time the ratchet straps and weights were holding the marquee in place. RELIEF!
So we continued with the setting up. With the side walls hung, the carpet laid, track assembled and in place, generator tested, we were on the home stretch! DOUBLE RELIEF!
The organisers arrived with a much needed cuppa for us all, and even took a few in their car to the loo! The tables, chairs and gazebos were stacked in the marquee, ready to set up the pitting area on Sunday morning, and breathing a sigh of relief, we all headed for home.
So the power supply challenged us, we won! The trailer challenged us, we won! The wind challenged us, we won! All was well and we were winning, go TEAM BRENTWOOD!
Then the rain started on us! Just a gentle drizzle at first, but as the night wore on, the rain got heavier. Messages flew between us all, do you think the marquee is ok? Will the carpet be ok? Sleep did not come easy Saturday night, believe me!
Sunday morning, and the rain was still falling steadily. We'll be fine, we said, the marquee is designed to protect against rain, nothing to worry about. We arrived at Fords by 8.30am: a little rain had seeped under the marquee, a couple of damp patches on the carpet, that's alright, we can cope with that. Then the heavens opened! Torrential rain bucketed down and the show ground flooded! Being on a slight slope, water poured under the marquee wall and the carpet was sopping wet in seconds! The drains couldn't cope, overflowed, and there was a river running along the centre of the track! We tried everything we could think of, sweeping the water away just didn't work; a water sweeper couldn't cope; and all this while trying to set up the pitting area too! PANIC!
Rapid discussions were held, what were we going to do? Then something, somewhere, took pity on us and the rain stopped! The water thankfully drained off the carpet pretty quick, and the meeting went ahead as planned! RELIEF!
And what a meeting! Absolutely fantastic!
BANGERS
JUNIORS - ROUND ONE
1st - 568 McKenzie Webb - 40/ 346.36
2nd - 331 Dinky Donovan - 39/ 356.67
3rd - 195 Jayden Webb - 37/ 350.36
4th - 201 Billy Johnson - 36/ 351.00
5th - 59 Caitlyn Howard - 35/ 353.79
6th - 53 Harry Palmer - 32/ 350.14
7th - 339 Abbie Pullen - 30/ 353.72
8th - 511 Harry Johnson - 26/ 352.12
9th - 158 Katie Pullen - 25/ 322.94
10th - 898 Alex Teece - 25/ 348.73
11th - 527 Adam Donovan - 25/ 348.83
12th - 509 Daisy Johnson - 15/ 316.899
13th - 66 Harley Donovan - 8/ 315.42
14th - 584 Joe Lewis - 7/ 191.04
15th - 258 Ethan Webb - 7/ 346.59
JUNIORS - ROUND TWO
1st - 568 McKenzie Webb - 40/ 410.26
2nd - 53 Harry Palmer - 39/ 417.56
3rd - 331 Dinky Donovan - 33/ 410.58
4th - 59 Caitlyn Howard - 33/ 418.64
5th - 195 Jayden Webb - 32/ 422.10
6th - 158 Katie Pullen - 31/ 410.84
7th - 339 Abbie Pullen - 31/ 418.55
8th - 201 Billy Johnson - 29/ 395.96
9th - 66 Harley Donovan - 29/ 417.27
10th - 898 Alex Teece - 25/ 412.50
11th - 511 Harry Johnson - 24/ 413.36
12th - 527 Adam Donovan - 24/ 421.56
13th - 258 Ethan Webb - 24/ 430.26
14th - 509 Daisy Johnson - 19/ 421.75
15th - 584 Joe Lewis - 15/ 324.21
JUNIORS - ROUND THREE
1st - 59 Caitlyn Howard - 40/ 390.36
2nd - 331 Dinky Donovan - 40/ 394.65
3rd - 201 Billy Johnson - 40/ 398.78
4th - 53 Harry Palmer - 39/ 401.82
5th - 66 Harley Donovan - 36/ 398.11
6th - 339 Abbie Pullen - 36/ 401.05
7th - 568 McKenzie Webb - 34/ 400.73
8th - 158 Katie Pullen - 33/ 392.38
9th - 195 Jayden Webb - 29/ 341.85
10th - 898 Alex Teece - 26/ 406.67
11th - 584 Joe Lewis - 25/ 401.18
12th - 258 Ethan Webb - 25/ 404.16
13th - 511 Harry Johnson - 23/ 344.76
14th - 527 Adam Donovan - 20/ 344.48
15th - 509 Daisy Johnson - 17/ 329.18
Great racing there from 568 McKenzie Webb, bagging two heat wins and 7th in round three. 331 Dinky Donovan had a good day too, with 2nd, 3rd and 2nd. 59 Caitlyn Howard took the chequered flag for round three, on splits from Dinky, and 201 Billy Johnson showed great improvement, taking 4th, 8th and 3rd. But the best bit of all was seeing the Juniors all having a great time and show casing our beloved sport so well! Well done all of you, you were all so well behaved, and great ambassadors for Brentwood RC Raceway, thank you.
SENIORS - HEAT ONE - ROUND ONE
1st - 54 Alec Quarman - 45/ 363.10
2nd - 58 Darren Howard - 45/ 368.99
3rd - 305 George Flack - 39/ 372.60
4th - 126 Marc Johnson - 38/ 367.64
5th - 25 Sam Warman - 37/ 373.18
6th - 619 Adam Brown - 34/ 369.28
7th - 414 Marc Zanders - 31/ 368.64
8th - Andrew 'Magpie' Gray - 31/ 372.12
9th - 586 Jamie Webb - 27/ 372.19
10th - 510 Lee Johnson - 26/ 313.76
11th - 777 Nathan Johnson - 25/ 372.28
12th - 212 Alan Flack - 22/ 363.48
13th - 125 Jason Webb - 16/ 365.82
14th - 546 Kerry Goldstone - 6/ 332.64
15th - 161 Henry Ashworth - no PT
SENIORS - HEAT ONE - ROUND TWO
1st - 305 George Flack - 45/ 338.78
2nd - 58 Darren Howard - 42/ 343.39
3rd - 54 Alec Quarman - 41/ 340.99
4th - 619 Adam Brown - 37/ 348.38
5th - Andrew 'Magpie' Gray - 34/ 341.05
6th - 126 Marc Johnson - 34/ 341.05
7th - 510 Lee Johnson - 28/ 339.04
8th - 586 Jamie Webb - 27/ 349.76
9th - 212 Alan Flack - 24/ 344.38
10th - 777 Nathan Johnson - 22/ 338.84
11th - 546 Kerry Goldstone - 11/ 327.64
12th - 25 Sam Warman - 7/ 70.27
13th - 161 Henry Ashworth - no PT
14th - 414 Marc Zanders - DNS
15th - 125 Jason Webb - DNS
SENIORS - HEAT ONE - ROUND THREE
1st - 54 Alec Quarman - 45/ 346.20
2nd - 305 George Flack - 43/ 347.52
3rd - 58 Darren Howard - 41/ 349.66
4th - 619 Adam Brown - 32/ 347.80
5th - 414 Marc Zanders - 29/ 347.64
6th - 777 Nathan Johnson - 28/ 361.74
7th - 25 Sam Warman - 26/ 322.46
8th - 126 Marc Johnson - 26/ 352.22
9th - Andrew 'Magpie' Gray - 25/ 358.23
10th - 212 Alan Flack - 25/ 360.31
11th - 510 Lee Johnson - 20/ 356.33
12th - 125 Jason Webb - 18/ 322.88
13th - 546 Kerry Goldstone - 9/ 208.64
14th - 161 Henry Ashworth - no PT
15th - 586 Jamie Webb - DNS
Two great heat wins for 54 Alec Quarman and a 3rd place in round two. A great afternoon for 305 George Flack, 3rd in round one, picking up his third win in his RC career in round two, then finishing 2nd in round three, well done George, good to see you doing so well. 58 Darren Howard just missed out on the win in round one on splits, picked up 2nd in round two, then 3rd in round three. 777 Nathan Johnson fared well for his first ever meeting with 11th, 10th and 6th; and it was lovely to see 161 Henry Ashworth enjoying himself too!
SENIORS - HEAT TWO - ROUND ONE
1st - 555 Dan Morgan - 45/ 346.49
2nd - 203 Jack Booker - 43/ 371.74
3rd - 645 Paul Weedon - 37/ 347.23
4th - 661 Martin Ashworth - 37/ 351.61
5th - 383 Divvy Goldberg - 35/ 359.80
6th - 107 Jordan Webb - 31/ 360.28
7th - 100 Cain Harding - 26/ 348.67
8th - 375 Taylor-Jay Liles - 25/ 326.17
9th - 807 Grant Gilbert - 25/ 354.27
10th - 195 Pete Bowley - 21 / 299.42
11th - 94 Grant Kilburn - 20/ 352.76
12th - 69 Danni Edwards - 16/ 355.10
13th - 609 Alex Dj Evans - 11/ 225.18
14th - 577 Alfie Lee - 10/ 346.56
15th - 371 Sean Foley - 6/ 217.12
SENIORS - HEAT TWO - ROUND TWO
1st - 203 Jack Booker - 45/ 391.58
2nd - 555 Dan Morgan - 45/ 396.89
3rd - 645 Paul Weedon - 45/ 405.44
4th - 94 Grant Kilburn - 36/ 403.87
5th - 609 Alex Dj Evans - 34/ 406.84
6th - 371 Sean Foley - 31/ 413.10
7th - 107 Jordan Webb - 30/ 382.27
8th - 383 Divvy Goldberg - 29/ 309.40
9th - 375 Taylor-Jay Liles - 25/ 317.21
10th - 661 Martin Ashworth - 25/ 349.34
11th - 807 Grant Gilbert - 24/ 378.20
12th - 195 Pete Bowley - 16/ 205.85
13th - 69 Danni Edwards - 14/ 323.71
14th - 577 Alfie Lee - 11/ 404.83
15th - 100 Cain Harding - DNS
SENIORS - HEAT TWO - ROUND THREE
1st - 555 Dan Morgan - 45/ 408.70
2nd - 645 Paul Weedon - 37/ 409.63
3rd - 100 Cain Harding - 34/ 416.35
4th - 807 Grant Gilbert - 30/ 370.88
5th - 577 Alfie Lee - 28/ 426.21
6th - 203 Jack Booker - 26/ 358.27
7th - 107 Jordan Webb - 26/ 424.36
8th - 69 Danni Edwards - 22/ 421.24
9th - 195 Pete Bowley - 19/ 348.38
10th - 609 Alex Dj Evans - 18/ 421.71
11th - 383 Divvy Goldberg - 15/ 318.43
12th - 375 Taylor-Jay Liles - 15/ 341.72
13th - 371 Sean Foley - 12/ 418.04
14th - 661 Martin Ashworth - 9/ 142.65
15th - 94 Grant Kilburn - 6/ 194.36
Battles raged all around the track in this heat, with 383 Divvy being the main target with his stretch limo! Meanwhile, 555 Dan Morgan and 203 Jack Booker held their own battles for the race win, with 645 Paul Weedon adding to the mix! 555 Dan took the win in round one, with 203 Jack raising the chequered flag on splits in round two from 555 Dan and 645 Paul! 555 Dan then went on to take the win in round three, with 645 Paul coming home in 2nd place.
A FINAL
1st - 54 Alec Quarman - 45/ 441.28
2nd - 203 Jack Booker - 36/ 449.28
3rd - 555 Dan Morgan - 34/ 443.23
4th - 58 Darren Howard - 33/ 448.51
5th - 645 Paul Weedon - 32/ 455.58
6th - 59 Caitlyn Howard - 31/ 443.68
7th - 546 Kerry Goldstone - 29/ 397.05
8th - 568 McKenzie Webb - 29/ 412.86
9th - 898 Alex Teece - 29/ 442.40
10th - 53 Harry Palmer - 28/ 446.33
11th - 66 Harley Donovan - 27/ 446.68
12th - 777 Nathan Johnson - 27/ 448.44
13th - 258 Ethan Webb - 26/ 442.65
14th - 339 Abbie Pullen - 26/ 443.77
15th - 807 Grant Gilbert - 25/ 397.44
16th - 305 George Flack - 25/ 465.81
17th - 375 Taylor Jay - Liles - 23/ 442.04
18th - 195 Jayden Webb - 23/ 443.58
19th - 100 Cain Harding - 23/ 445.69
20th - 331 Dinky Donovan - 22/ 467.60
21st - 126 Marc Johnson - 21/ 447.80
22nd - 509 Daisy Johnson - 20/ 457.28
23rd - 201 Billy Johnson - 19/ 401.66
24th - Andrew 'Magpie' Gray - 19/ 425.56
25th - 619 Adam Brown - 18/ 395.80
26th - 511 Harry Johnson - 16/ 437.88
27th - 212 Alan Flack - 16/ 443.61
28th - 577 Alfie Lee - 16/ 458.27
29th - 383 Divvy Goldberg - 16/ 465.88
30th - 527 Adam Donovan - 11/ 267.29
31st - 510 Lee Johnson - 8/ 176.57
32nd - 371 Sean Foley - 5/ 347.74
33rd - 125 Jason Webb - 5/ 428.67
34th - 161 Henry Ashworth - no PT
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With the majority of the public having gone, and the show getting ready to close, we took the decision to run all the Bangers together for a free-for-all Final, running straight into the Destruction Derby.
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54 Alec Quarman added to his victories today by crossing the line 9 laps ahead of the field! 203 Jack Booker came home in 2nd place, with 555 Dan Morgan finishing in 3rd. 4th place went to 58 Darren Howard, 5th was 645 Paul Weedon and 59 Caitlyn Howard crossed the line to take 6th place. 546 Kerry Goldstone finished in 7th place with 568 McKenzie Webb taking 8th. 898 Alex Teece came home in 9th place and 10th went to 53 Harry Palmer. Well done all!
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So straight into the DD, and with so many cars on the track (34 in all), there was already plenty of carnage all around! Last Junior running was 195 Jayden Webb, with 577 Alfie Lee managing to keep rolling and take the DD win! Congratulations!
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Many, many thanks once again to all our Banger drivers today, you all played your part in show casing RC racing and Brentwood RC Raceway. It was lovely to see you all having so much fun, despite the weather, and to see so many of you speaking to the public and answering so many of their questions; that was what today was all about, show casing RC's in the best possible light! Thank you all. Your support of the club is so much appreciated.
1300 STOCK CARS
In addition to show casing the Bangers, we also held three rounds of 1300's; sadly time got the better of us and we were unable to run any finals, however, our drivers put on a good display and demonstrated another aspect of RC racing.
HEAT ONE - ROUND ONE
1st - 94 Grant Kilburn - 50/ 329.53
2nd - 645 Paul Weedon - 50/ 332.12
3rd - 58 Darren Howard - 50/ 333.88
4th - 195 Jayden Webb - 46/ 329.60
5th - 59 Caitlyn Howard - 44/ 330.40
6th - 107 Jordan Webb - 40/ 333.31
7th - 212 Alan Flack - 35/ 335.36
8th - 25 Sam Warman - 31/ 333.56
HEAT ONE - ROUND TWO
1st - 59 Caitlyn Howard - 50/ 311.13
2nd - 645 Paul Weedon - 50/ 313.37
3rd - 58 Darren Howard - 47/ 313.76
4th - 94 Grant Kilburn - 43/ 313.95
5th - 107 Jordan Webb - 39/ 311.74
6th - 212 Alan Flack - 36/ 319.68
7th - 195 Jayden Webb - 16/ 111.64
8th - 25 Sam Warman - 4/ 318.39
HEAT ONE - ROUND THREE
1st - 645 Paul Weedon - 50/ 286.20
2nd - 59 Caitlyn Howard - 50/ 288.73
3rd - 58 Darren Howard - 43/ 286.24
4th - 107 Jordan Webb - 43/ 292.54
5th - 195 Jayden Webb - 42/ 291.26
6th - 94 Grant Kilburn - 36/ 386.72
7th - 212 Alan Flack - 35/ 211.74
Despite the uneven surface, the 1300's still provided some exceptional racing. 94 Grant Kilburn took his first win, having raced really well, leading from early on in the race, and taking the chequered flag on splits from 645 Paul Weedon and 58 Darren Howard. His smile at the result spoke volumes! Congratulations Grant, the first of many wins for you I believe! 59 Caitlyn Howard was first across the line in round two, again a split finish, and again Paul had to settle for 2nd place. However, Paul finally got his just deserts in round three and took the win on splits with Caitlyn!
HEAT TWO - ROUND ONE
1st - 414 Marc Zanders - 50/ 300.09
2nd - 586 Jamie Webb - 49/ 302.24
3rd - 371 Sean Foley - 45/ 302.78
4th - 126 Marc Johnson - 42/ 308.49
5th - 383 Divvy - 38/ 301.69
6th - 929 John Donovan - 35/ 304.06
7th - 53 Harry Palmer - 11/ 76.76
HEAT TWO - ROUND TWO
1st - 414 Marc Zanders - 50/ 272.86
2nd - 126 Marc Johnson - 42/ 276.00
3rd - 371 Sean Foley - 42/ 284.09
4th - 53 Harry Palmer - 40/ 272.99
5th - 383 Divvy - 34/ 275.45
6th - 929 John Donovan - 33/ 277.15
7th - 586 Jamie Webb - 22/ 148.09
HEAT TWO - ROUND THREE
1st - 414 Marc Zanders - 50/ 288.25
2nd - 126 Marc Johnson - 47/ 293.02
3rd - 929 John Donovan - 45/ 294.05
4th - 383 Divvy - 44/ 294.40
5th - 53 Harry Palmer - 34/ 289.40
6th - 371 Sean Foley - 15/ 223.96
7th - 586 Jamie Webb - DNS
After his success of his first 1300 meeting last weekend, 414 Marc Zanders excelled himself today and with some exceptional driving took the win in all three rounds! Well done Marc! 586 Jamie Webb took 2nd place in round one, and then struggled in round two to find that he'd snapped a wire on the speed board, forcing him to retire his car from the rest of the meeting. For 126 Marc Johnson it was also only his second meeting with a 1300, and was pleased to see himself finish 4th in round one and then take 2nd place in both the second and third rounds.
HEAT THREE - ROUND ONE
1st - 203 Jack Booker - 50/ 277.72
2nd - 100 Cain Harding - 40/ 283.04
3rd - 195 Pete Bowley - 37/ 289.88
4th - 661 Martin Ashworth - 35/ 279.93
5th - 5 David Donovan - 35/ 289.72
6th - 331 Dinky Donovan - 33/ 284.83
7th - 29 Stitch Donovan - 32/ 281.50
8th - 19 Tubs Donovan - 24/ 241.47
HEAT THREE - ROUND TWO
1st - 203 Jack Booker - 50/ 303.71
2nd - 29 Stitch Donovan - 44/ 309.98
3rd - 661 Martin Ashworth - 42/ 309.88
4th - 100 Cain Harding - 41/ 307.10
5th - 195 Pete Bowley - 40/ 306.78
6th - 5 David Donovan - 40/ 314.04
7th - 331 Dinky Donovan - 27/ 185.47
8th - 19 Tubs Donovan - 25/ 290.78
HEAT THREE - ROUND THREE
1st - 203 Jack Booker - 50/ 335.90
2nd - 661 Martin Ashworth - 47/ 339.16
3rd - 331 Dinky Donovan - 43/ 344.00
4th - 5 David Donovan - 42/ 337.05
5th - 195 Pete Bowley - 41/ 344.36
6th - 100 Cain Harding - 40/ 342.90
7th - 29 Stitch Donovan - 38/ 284.89
8th - 19 Tubs Donovan - 32/ 340.97
9th - 577 Alfie Lee - 30/ 339.74
Three straight wins in this heat too, with 203 Jack Booker raising the flag each time! Well done Jack. 661 Martin Ashworth was another happy bunny today by finishing 4th, 3rd and 2nd in his first 1300 meeting, well done Martin. 100 Cain Harding fared well with 2nd, 4th and 6th, 195 Pete Bowley shocked himself by taking 3rd place in round one! 331 Dinky Donovan picked up 3rd place in round three, happy that he'd beaten his uncle, 5 David Donovan, into 4th place!
Once again, thank you all so much for helping to make our show a great success! We raised a lot of interest, and by the time we got home Sunday evening, we'd had quite a few requests to join the Brentwood RC Raceway group on Facebook! I expect we'll be seeing some new faces at the track soon!
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Many thanks to all who stayed and helped with packing away and clearing up (too many names to mention individually); as they say, many hands make light work! Our appreciation to you all. Thanks also to Emily Johnson, Cheryl Teece, Martin Ashworth and Jade Mason for providing the majority of photos, helping to make our Facebook group and our website so much more colourful!
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